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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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